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Show Pretty Polly Has Dade tat Record Crack English Filly Has More Brilliant Bril-liant Performances to Her Credit Than Beldamo. LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 21. Much discussion dis-cussion has arisen over a comparison of tho rclatlvo morlts of tho sensational Beldamo" Bel-damo" and Pretty Polly, respectively, tho queens of the American and English turf An authority hero, as a settlement to this controversy, has put together a compilation compila-tion of tho performances of both great three-year-old fillies, which aro easily tho two stars of tho turf in both America and England In 1904. "With her St. Legcr win Pretty Polly has now won fifteen races without sustaining defeat, this being two more wins than stand to tho credit of tho mighty Ormonde, Ormon-de, tho greatest unbeaten horso of modern mod-ern times. Her record to date follows: 1903. Won tho British Dominion stakC3..$ 4.4S6 Won the National Breeders' Pro- duco slakes 22.795 Won tho Mersey stakes 3.395 Won tho Chumpagne stakes 9.S9I Won tho Autumn Produce stakes.. 5,092 Won tho Cheverly Park stakes .... 4,195 Won tho Middle Park plato 12.149 Won tho Criterion stakes 4.541 Won tho Moulton stakes 2.1G7 1904. Won tho 1000 guineas $ 1S.915 Won the Oaks 2G.190 Won the Coronation stakes 16,035 Won tho Nassau stakes 2.716 Won tho St. Leger 22.431 Won tho Park Hill stakes 5.2G2 RECAPITULATION. Won as a two-year-old In 1903....$ 63,714 Won as a three-year-old In 1904 .... 90,549 Total amount won to dato ., $159,203 Beldame's record In races won now equals Pretty Polly's high mark, but tho daughter of Octagon has been twlco defeated de-feated this season, and sho was also beaten In four of her seven starts as a two-year-old in 1903. Her cntlro record on tho turf up to Saturday last Is given below: be-low: 1903. Second In tho Clover stakes $ 200 "Won tho Vernal stakes 4,375 Unplaced in purses nt Saratoga Third In tho filly Matron stakes .... 540 Fourth In tho Nursery stakes Won a hnndlcap sweepstakes at Aqueduct C90 1904. Won the Carter handicap $ 7.S10 Third In tho Metropolitan handicap 1.C00 Won tho Ladles' stakes -1,955 Won a purse at Gravesend 930 Won tho Gazelle stakes 3,795 Won tho Mermaid stakes 5.G70 Won a purse at Sheopshead bay .. S50 Second in tho Test handicap ECO Won tho Alabama stakes 4.000 Won tho Saratoga cup S.C0O Won tho Dolphin stakes 3,100 Won the September stakes -1,335 Won the first Special at Gravesend 5,050 Won the second Special at Gravesend Graves-end 4.S75 RECAPITULATION. Won as a two-year-old In 1903 $ 22.7J5 Won as a thrcc-ycar-old In 1904.... 65,470 Total amount won to dato $ 7S.2G5 On these resumes of tho winning races Pretty Polly scorns to bo tho most, remarkable re-markable of the two fillies, as six times Beldamo has been defeated In her races, and tho English filly has as yet to race against all ngod horses, whllo Beldamo has acquitted herself most handsomely. j money winnings the English filly, It wfM be noted. Is far ahead of Beldame, anc even if tho latter Is permitted to raco anoter year Jt Is not probable that shu can eer reach tho daughter of Gllllnule's record In this respect. No filly or mare In this country has ever won within $10 -000 of the huge sum Pretty Polly has evo'n now to her credit. |